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Developing, Maintaining, and Using a Body of Knowledge for the Massage Therapy Profession RESEARCH Developing, Maintaining, and Using a Body of Knowledge for the Massage Therapy Profession JoEllen M. Sefton, PhD, ATC, CMT,1 Michael Shea, PhD, LMT,2 Chip Hines, LMT, PMP3 1Department of Kinesiology, Auburn University, 2Department of Embryology, Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, 3C Hines LLC Background: The diverse field of massage KEYWORDS: Task force, alternative and comple- therapy has lacked a formal body of knowledge mentary medicine, massage education, scope of prac- to serve as a practice and educational foundation tice, KSAs (knowledge, skills, and abilities) and to guide future development. This deficit has hampered the growth of the profession and its ac- ceptance and recognition by the medical and allied INTRODUCTION health care community. Purpose: To provide massage therapists, body- The field of massage therapy is a diverse profession workers, physicians, educators, and associated made up of a vast array of techniques and subdisciplines allied health care professionals in the United States that share common goals and objectives for providing with a description of the purpose and develop- client/patient-centered health care and wellness that ment of the massage therapy body of knowledge involves human touch.(1-7) With its origins in ancient (MTBOK) and recommendations for its future practices from around the world, massage therapy development and utilization. shares common roots with other bodywork and body- Methods: Professional groups in the massage centered therapies. Massage therapy practitioners have therapy community came together and estab- a wide variety of education, training, and experience.(7,8) lished a task force to develop a body of knowl- This diversity is both our greatest asset as a profession edge for the profession. Five groups became the and an obstacle to the establishment of a common stewards for this effort. A nationwide search foundation and set of academic standards from which produced a task force of eight volunteers from the massage therapy profession can grow. diverse areas of the profession charged with the The growth of massage therapy as a profession has responsibility of researching and developing the been hindered by the lack of a formal foundational MTBOK document. Review of documents, cur- statement describing our scope of practice; educational ricula, state laws and regulations, certification requirements; knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs); exam content, interviews, and public comment and common terminology(8,9)—a professional body resulted in the development of the MTBOK. of knowledge (BOK). A BOK can be defined as the During development multiple opportunities for domain of essential information, mastery over which comment and discussion by stakeholders (public) results in the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary were provided in an effort to create a profes- to practice.(9) This lack of a BOK is an issue in areas sional consensus. of wellness practices, and is especially problematic for Results: The resulting MTBOK document massage within the health care community. Without establishes professional descriptions of the field; this foundation our profession would continue to lack scope of practice; knowledge, skills, and abilities full acceptance by the general population, the medi- for entry-level massage therapists; and definitions cal community, and other allied health care fields.(10) for terminology to insure standardization, in or- Many in the massage therapy community are working der to provide a foundation for future discussion to provide insurance reimbursement for our services and growth. within the heath care system, providing greater access Conclusions: The MTBOK fulfills the goal for to our services by those who cannot afford the out-of- which it was developed, to serve as a foundation pocket expenses. The lack of a formal, agreed-to BOK for the growth and development of the massage limits not only our future development, but also our therapy profession as a whole. A living document, ability to fully serve our clients/patients. it should continue to evolve and grow with the pro- To solve this problem, several organizations rep- fession. Maintenance and continued stewardship resenting massage therapists came together to begin of this document by the massage therapy commu- the process of developing a massage therapy body of nity is vital for continued professional progress. knowledge (MTBOK). Over several years and many 1 INTERNAT I ONAL JOURNAL OF THERAPEUT I C MASSAGE AND BODYWORK —VOLU M E 4, NU mb ER 3, SEPTE mb ER 2011 SEFtoN ET AL.: MASSAGE THERAPY BODY OF KNOWLEDGE discussions a plan emerged to generate an MTBOK ● Federation of State Massage Therapy Boa- document developed by and for the profession via a rds (FSMTB); volunteer task force. Five organizations representing ● Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF); massage therapists agreed to serve as project stewards, ● National Certification Board for Therapeutic to oversee and fund the effort without influencing the Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB). direction or the content of the final document. The purpose of this paper is to provide massage therapists, Together these organizations (the stewards) set bodyworkers, physicians, educators, associated allied the general direction, and provided a framework and health care professionals, and health care insurance resources. The stewards agreed that they should not providers with a description of the MTBOK devel- be involved in, nor have approval authority over, opment process, and its intent and content; and to the content. Thus, the document was created by the provide recommendations for future development shareholders (public) and not the governing orga- and utilization of this important document. nizations.(9,11) The stewards developed a business and project plan in February 2009(9) (Figure 1). A yearlong timetable was constructed, which included METHODS specific goal dates for hiring an experienced project manager; choosing eight task force members; setting Statement of Need first, second, and final document release dates with feedback in between the first and second release dates; The need for an MTBOK has been acknowledged and disbanding the task force. and discussed for some time among the many asso- A Project Management Institute (PMI) -certified ciations that represent the massage therapy and allied Project Management Professional who was also a health care professions. The vision for an MTBOK licensed massage therapist with teaching experience initiative was to develop and adopt a common BOK was hired to oversee the project and coordinate com- for the profession, defined as a living resource of munication between the stewards and the task force competencies, standards, and values that inform and members. The project manager and stewards oversaw guide the domains of practice, licensure, certification, a nationwide search for task force volunteers with the education, accreditation, and research. goal of including an authoritative and diverse group representative of all areas of the profession and re- gions of the country. Over 80 inquiries were received Project Organization and 67 applicants considered by the stewards. Eight members and two alternates were chosen; all were Beginning in 2009, a series of meetings with rep- massage therapy practitioners, and included educa- resentatives of the many associations relating to mas- tors, researchers, authors, school owners and adminis- sage and allied health care professions were held to trators, continuing education providers, practitioners address shared issues (Figure 1). It was agreed that an of advanced massage techniques, and individuals with MTBOK be developed by an independent task force experience working with state regulatory bodies and composed of members of the profession, selected to national certification boards. represent the full massage therapy community. Five of the professional associations agreed to manage the Document Development project through stewardship (the stewards): The project was accomplished following the ● American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA); principles and processes of effective project man- ● Associated Bodywork and Massage Profession- agement as established by the PMI.(12) Work was ac- als (ABMP); complished using phone conferencing (2- to 4-hour, weekly conference calls), online collaboration tools (Basecamp; 37signals, LLC, Chicago, IL, USA), and e-mail. The task force worked together for several months online and via conference calls prior to ac- tually meeting in person for a 2-day intensive work session and presentation of the first MTBOK draft. The task force divided into two teams determined by subject specialty to facilitate development: 1) description of the field/scope of practice; and 2) practitioner KSAs. The teams completed basic re- search and writing, and made recommendations to the full task force for approval. Reference materi- als were provided by publishers for MTBOK use FI GURE 1. Project timeline. (Table 1). 2 INTERNAT I ONAL JOURNAL OF THERAPEUT I C MASSAGE AND BODYWORK —VOLU M E 4, NU mb ER 3, SEPTE mb ER 2011 SEFtoN ET AL.: MASSAGE THERAPY BODY OF KNOWLEDGE TABLE 1. Reference Materials Provided by Publishers for the Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge (MTBOK) project Books of Discovery - Trail Guide to the Body, Andrew Biel Cengage Learning - Hydrotherapy for Health and Wellness, Richard Edison - The Complete Spa Book for Massage Therapists, Steve Capellini - Massage Therapy Research: What it is and How it Works,
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